Agasicles
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Agasicles, alternatively spelled Agesicles or Hegesicles (), was a king of Sparta, the 13th of the line of Procles.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Sparta
- Child
- Ariston of Sparta
- Father
- Archidamus I
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- king of Sparta
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Family
- Eurypontids
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
- date of death
- 0600-01-01
- time period
- classical antiquity
- name in native language
- Ἀγασικλῆς
- start of work period
- 0575-00-00
- end of work period
- 0550-00-00
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Agasicles, alternatively spelled Agesicles or Hegesicles (), was a king of Sparta, the 13th of the line of Procles.
Son of Archidamus I, he was contemporary with the Agiad Leon, and succeeded his father, probably about 590 BC or 600. During his reign the Lacedaemonians carried on an unsuccessful war against Tegea, but prospered in their other wars. (Herod. i. 65; Paus. iii. 7, § 6, 3. §. 5.) He was succeeded by his son Ariston.
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